YES
by pawdrix

Comment:
I love this shot too. Aside from the nit-picky kinda stuff, it is great!

frenzydp.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment:
Wow, this is soo cool. Your black and white photography is great, but I think this is my favorite from your portfolio. Sorry I have nothing more constructive to say. Wow.

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by sulamk

Comment:
Wow he looks like a little monster, but he looks quite beautiful as well. I would love to see his face a little better if possible. I'm not sure what the background is or was, but it does a good job of complimenting you subject.

I don't get tired of seeing this subject, so please keep them coming.

Overall, the photo is much better than your first one. Good job.

If you know please, please, please tell me what it is. I'm very curious.

Message edited by author 2008-10-09 09:12:16.

Day 05 - Sweep
by shalrath

Comment:
I agree that the broom is soft/out of focus, but I disagree that it is good for the photo. Focus really would be better on the broom and leaf. Looking at the bricks, I think the broom is just out of focus. Too bad.

But candids are usually from a distance and they are shots of opportunity, so we take what we get.

However, the composition (color, border, crop) is FANTASTIC. Good idea.

Day 08 - V is for...
by shalrath

Comment:
Great profile shot. You can see a lot of character in the man. As said before the coloring of the photo looks a bit sepia, which is appropriate.

I lived in Republic of Korea for a year and now I live in Japan. It is amazing how much more active the older community is here in the East than in the West. They are a lot thinner here too.

Commotion
by bvy

Comment:
Nicely done. The mother looks like she has a lot in her hands with her baby. But that's OK here in Japan I see mothers texting on the cell phone while riding bikes with kids in a rear seat. I can't make out what is in the mothers left hand. Is it more food?

You're right about the exposure. Technically, there isn't much more I can say about it. It is really nice you were able to get the shot so close, but from what you said, it sounds like they don't recognize personal space too much. It really brings you to the neighborhood.

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment:
Nice shot of the snake. If there was anyway to get more focus on his eyes, the snake would have come more alive. Snake's eyes add so much more to their beauty.

I'm pretty sure by looking at the snakes coloring that the handler isn't in any danger, so there is no suspense for me seeing them so close. So, I think the handler's face is pointless for this shot. If you had more of the handler's face, especially his eyes, he might be more relevant. It just kind of looks like they're about to kiss. (unless that was what you were going for :P )

Hmm... I guess its all about the eyes for me.

Hornet in Hiding
by bspurgeon

Comment:
That score does seem a bit low.

I think it would have been better to have more of his face (head) in focus. As it is you have one eye and part of the antennas. I think that is a waste of your focus plane, which is already limited by shooting in macro.

Perhaps you were trying to show the hornet as hiding before it attacks, but the huge flower at the bottom half of the picture is unnecessary. If you can get a closer crop, I would crop more of the flower.

I don't have much success with macros myself, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

spite
by aplomb76

Comment:
Thanks for the comment kenna718. I'm a little disappointed it didn't score over 6, but that is how things go. I didn't do much preparation for the shot. I was just fooling around and this is what I got. I'll be a little more careful when shooting this sort of subject next time, and hopefully I'll do better. :)

Who took the lollies from the lol lollie jar?
by GregoryB

Comment:
I think this was a great idea and you did it very well. It looks pretty tricky to get the lighting to match well, but I think you pulled that off.

Once I got over my initial impression I felt that the candy in focus in the foreground stands out quite a bit more than the blurred candy behind it. If you can make the candy in the foreground come into focus in the same way that the candy in the background goes out of focus I think the composition would have been better.

I think the red border is a mistake though. The red seems to harsh and distracting. I would go with something more subtle.

Overall, this looks a bit tricky, and I think you did a great job.